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Peter Sagan surges into lead on Tour of Oman with Chris Froome in pursuit

Will Aitkenhead

February 12 2013, 4:57pm, The Times

Sagan has surged into the overall leadBryn Lennon

Peter Sagan took victory in the second stage of the Tour of Oman with a typically muscular attack in the last kilometre. The Cannondale rider, who won the green jersey in last year’s Tour de France, completed the 147-kilometre stage with a burst clear of the pack.

There was better news for Team Sky as Chris Froome moved into sixth position overall at the end of the stage, 17 seconds behind the leader. The British team seemed in control for much of the stage as Froome, last year’s Tour de France runner up, stepped up the pace heading into the final climb of the day but nobody could keep up with the Slovak sprinter as he stormed clear.